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There is no liberal education for the under-languaged.

Agnes Repplier

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
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Humor hardens the heart, at least to the point of sanity.
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Every misused word revenges itself forever upon a writer's reputation.
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whereas the dog strives to lessen the distance between himself and man, seeks ever to be intelligent and intelligible, and translates into looks and actions the words he cannot speak, the cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.
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Conversation between Adam and Eve must have been difficult at times, because they had nobody to talk about.
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I do strive to think well of my fellow man, but no amount of striving can give me confidence in the wisdom of a congressional vote.
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It is not depravity that afflicts the human race so much as a general lack of intelligence.
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People fed on sugared praises cannot be expected to feel an appetite for the black broth of honest criticism.
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